tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post5934140459074159684..comments2024-03-20T08:32:25.794-04:00Comments on Dept. of Nance: Why Can't A 300 Pound Avocado Come Hurtling Down At Me From Outer Space? And Other Imponderables (Like How Mitt Is Middle Class)Nancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-79450838529342207722011-10-02T15:41:08.840-04:002011-10-02T15:41:08.840-04:00J.@jj--Or just go on a road trip, grab a bunch of ...J.@jj--Or just go on a road trip, grab a bunch of cheap avos and zip back home. Hell, I'd just start driving through neighborhoods and gather them off of curb lawns and such. Carry a clipboard and a pen on a string and make intermittent notes. Tell anyone who asks that you are taking samples for an Environmental Impact Study. <br /><br />Now, regarding the key parties, that whole deal just gives me, as Mary would say, The Grues.Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-67268821051495087702011-10-02T13:13:52.685-04:002011-10-02T13:13:52.685-04:00And by the way, you mentioned key parties...funny ...And by the way, you mentioned key parties...funny because I had never heard of them before, but my mother in law was JUST telling me about them way back in the late 60s, early 70s. She said she was lucky because she was from another country, and so she could just claim that her culture was different and not participate. HA!Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653383372182667361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-55597947671029811622011-10-02T01:10:46.173-04:002011-10-02T01:10:46.173-04:00Mary G, I'll be your friend, too, if it means ...Mary G, I'll be your friend, too, if it means I can eat your share of the avocados when we go out to lunch!<br /><br />Seeing the comments of other Californians talking about their cheap, plentiful avocados makes me think maybe I should move a couple of hours south. I have two avocado trees in pots in my back yard, and my mother in law has some in her yard as well. They're very pretty. But we don't get fruit. I guess we're too far north. Sigh.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653383372182667361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-83141985422372036852011-09-30T15:36:43.412-04:002011-09-30T15:36:43.412-04:00Mary--Certainly. More for me!Mary--Certainly. More for me!Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-52661372138986136422011-09-30T10:46:25.939-04:002011-09-30T10:46:25.939-04:00My family all love avocado(e)s(???), but to me the...My family all love avocado(e)s(???), but to me they are green and slim(e)y.<br />Will you still want to be my friend?MARY Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178370815712313585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-31652468883641803432011-09-29T12:25:57.530-04:002011-09-29T12:25:57.530-04:00My comment,of course, should have been addressed t...My comment,of course, should have been addressed to Ortizzle.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09426821858355153898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-80223691720690615862011-09-29T12:24:20.829-04:002011-09-29T12:24:20.829-04:00And you, Madame, are the Empress of Haikus.And you, Madame, are the Empress of Haikus.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09426821858355153898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-20650289068747921332011-09-29T10:33:42.742-04:002011-09-29T10:33:42.742-04:00Ortizzle--I have always looked curiously--and aska...Ortizzle--I have always looked curiously--and askance--at the "Florida avos" and wondered about them. Never bought any, but was sorely tempted when they were a dollar apiece. Now I'm glad. <br /><br />Nancy--Sigh. You just HAD to sneak in the dreaded error, didn't you? And I prefer to think that you had to Google for all of the family names. Good job, though, and entertaining as usual!<br /><br />Mikey--Of course I want to see you when you come in November. I hope we can work it out. Belize, now? You are such a Gallivanter And Traipser Extraordinaire. XXOONancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-71833926855362654762011-09-28T20:25:42.587-04:002011-09-28T20:25:42.587-04:00@Nancy: You are the Goddess of Limericks, woman!
...@Nancy: You are the Goddess of Limericks, woman!<br /><br />OK. Here's my little humble haiku-lament:<br /><br /><i>Hail, mighty green fruit<br />with prices not quite so hale<br />Can I afford you?</i><br /><br />Just saw some large avos in the Mexican super for $1.99. But they were a bright green variety from Florida, rock hard, and... frankly the kind that taste very watery, and pretty much devoid of flavor. <br /><br />My Mexican in-laws who came for a visit a few years back were shocked to see even the old price for avos in Gringolandia. Life in Tulancingo ain't cheap, but at least you can get an <i>aguacate</i> without having to take out a second mortgage on the house.<br /><br />Maybe Mitt should propose kinder, gentler immigration laws. Like, uh, we pass the Dream Act, you supply cheaper <i>aguacates</i>. I am sure there must be some Republican <i>aguacate</i>-lovers who would support that.Ortizzlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03709991994425909880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-18520300034373538522011-09-28T12:06:20.784-04:002011-09-28T12:06:20.784-04:00Well, Nance, how about this one then?
A TEABAGGER...Well, Nance, how about this one then?<br /><br />A TEABAGGER BLOGGER NAMED PALIN<br />SAID," TODD,OH PLEASE LET'S GO SAILIN'<br />I'LL PUT TRIG ON MY BACK,YOU PUT TRAC IN YOUR PACK<br />AND WILLOW WILL DO ALL THE BAILIN".<br /><br /><br />SAID PIPER,"SUPPOSE THERE'S A FLOOD<br />DO YOU THINK I WILL LOOSE ANY BLOOD?<br />AND BRISTOL SAID,"NO,WE'LL JUST GO WITH THE FLOW<br />AND LEVI CAN STILL SLING THE MUD."Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09426821858355153898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-4168075019209291792011-09-27T23:13:22.078-04:002011-09-27T23:13:22.078-04:00Avocados are sold inexpensively and fresh at Calif...Avocados are sold inexpensively and fresh at California's farmers' markets. You should come and buy some! Forget the cost of airfare ;-)<br /><br />We also have wine!<br /><br />I'm going to be in Ohio for about 2.5 days during Thanksgiving. If you'll be around, we absolutely must get together, even if only for a half an hour. I'll bring my iPad and show you pictures from this summer's trip to Africa, and my upcoming long weekend in Belize (because that's how I roll).Mikey G.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-69379538772881518322011-09-27T15:25:20.870-04:002011-09-27T15:25:20.870-04:00MischiefFarm--Free? AVOCADOES?!!?! How do you sto...MischiefFarm--Free? AVOCADOES?!!?! How do you stop yourself from devising plans and/or disguises and going to the vet EVERY SINGLE DAY with a bag, waiting for reception to look away for a moment so that you can EMPTY SAID BASKET AND ABSCOND WITH THE AVOCADOES? Your comment makes me weep. It really, really does. Oh, and thank you so much for commenting. (Even though it made me emotional. Honest.)<br /><br />J.@jj--You know, I had no idea such Prejudices existed among the California People, let alone that Oregonians looked askance at you. I thought all the Left Coasters were very laid-back and Zen, the product of years and years of love-ins and key parties and Grunge and general coolness. I'm so disillusioned. BTW, the site with the sign is <a href="http://www.amateurgourmet.com/2011/09/a-trip-to-the-santa-monica-farmers-market.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Scroll down a while. They were even organic!<br /><br />Nancy--Too bad that "Sarah" doesn't rhyme with "alley!" LOL.<br /><br />The Bug--You know, I had no idea that Connie Schultz was Sherrod's wife until my sister told me. I had been reading CS for eons! She's terrific, and I'm so aggravated that she left the PD. What a loss. They'll be sorry. (I already am.)Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-80985301258357044902011-09-27T12:39:43.814-04:002011-09-27T12:39:43.814-04:00I just bought avocados for $1 a piece at our local...I just bought avocados for $1 a piece at our local Von's/Pavilions last week, as they were on sale so I stocked up. I usually get them for free, as they grow in the orchards around where we have our horses, and they're just laying on the ground. One of the veterinary hospitals a few minutes from us has a basket they keep at their front desk, full of avocados from the trees on the property. They're free for the taking. If these aren't reasons to move to southern California, I don't know what are...MischiefFarmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-1964256462295233342011-09-27T01:00:18.845-04:002011-09-27T01:00:18.845-04:00I think you need to read more avocado blogs, and f...I think you need to read more avocado blogs, and fewer 'loose' for 'lose' blogs. You have control. ;)<br /><br />I live in California, and I have never seen avocados for $1 each. I pay $2.50 just like you. I have seen them for $2 at the Farmers' Market, but they sucked. However, a friend of mine bought some amazing ones at a Farmers' Market in Berkeley. I don't know how much they cost. I blame the Southern California folks. We up in NorCal like to blame the SoCal folks for everything. Just like the folks up in Oregon blame us for everything. <br /><br />Gah, now I'm craving avocados. I might want one in my eggs tomorrow morning.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653383372182667361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-74429932558503200242011-09-26T19:38:53.505-04:002011-09-26T19:38:53.505-04:00A TEABAGGER BLOGGER NAMED SALLY
SAID WORD GAMES W...A TEABAGGER BLOGGER NAMED SALLY<br /><br />SAID WORD GAMES WERE RIGHT UP HER<br />ALLEY<br /><br />SO WHEN ROGUE BECAME ROUGE,THE CHEERING WAS HUGE<br /><br />AND THEY MADE THAT HER SIGN FOR THE RALLY.....Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09426821858355153898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-85675811065642284842011-09-26T19:37:02.971-04:002011-09-26T19:37:02.971-04:00Lipsticks on pigs, rouge on rogues - it all makes ...Lipsticks on pigs, rouge on rogues - it all makes sense to me!<br /><br />Mitt Romney needs to spend a little more time with some normal people (do normal people even exist anymore?). I always think it's funny when politicians try to pretend they're like us. Well, except Sherrod Brown - I like him :) Or may it's his wife I have a crush on. Hmmm...The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.com